One
of
the
most
versatile
actresses
in
Indian
cinema,
Tabu
has
never
shied
away
from
picking
up
complex,
grey
and
even
quirky
roles
unlike
most
of
her
contemporaries.
Be
it
playing
a
woman
who
falls
in
love
with
an
older
man
in
Cheeni
Kum
Hai,
a
married
woman
who
dares
to
raise
a
mirror
to
the
society's
duality
in
Astitva
or
playing
a
devious
vamp
in
Andhadhun,
the
actress
is
a
charmer
when
it
comes
to
playing
complex
characters
on
screen.
In
a
recent
interview
with
ETimes,
Tabu
opened
up
about
what
draws
her
to
such
characters
and
said,
"I
know
of
the
existence
of
complexities
in
the
realm
of
the
human
mind
and
in
relationships,
and
I
don't
know
why
there
has
to
be
any
form
of
denial
in
portraying
that
on
screen.
If
you
want
to
show
lust
where
a
woman
is
concerned,
or
greed
for
power,
I
don't
see
it
as
wrong
or
blasphemous."
She
continued,
"I
don't
understand
why
we
have
to
wonder...
aise
kaisa
ho
sakta
hai
duniya
mein?
Who
are
we
fooling?
It
is
fine
to
have
characters
with
all
the
correct
moral
values,
I
am
a
big
fan
of
that,
too.
At
the
same
time,
I
don't
see
why
all
these
intense
emotions
and
unconventional
relationships
should
not
be
explored
on
screen.
In
fact,
I
find
it
interesting
and
satisfying
to
delve
into
such
roles.
What
is
so
indigestible
about
it?
I
don't
shy
away
from
portraying
unconventional
relationships
and
characters
on
screen."
On
being
asked
if
she
had
any
fears
while
taking
up
films
like
Astitva,
Chandni
Bar,
Maqbool,
Haider
and
others,
the
Golmaal
Again
actress
told
the
tabloid,
"If
I
had,
I
wouldn't
have
said
yes
to
these
roles.
Something
in
those
characters
called
out
to
me
strongly.
All
I
was
thinking
of
was
whether
I
could
be
convincing
in
that
part
or
not.
Look,
the
reason
for
choosing
a
certain
part
could
be
that
something
in
that
character
has
resonated
with
me
personally,
or
I
wanted
to
bring
these
kinds
of
characters
to
life
for
the
audience.
Sublimely,
I
guess
that
was
my
desire,
which
I
didn't
realise
at
the
start,
maybe
I
am
articulating
it
better
now."
"Also,
it's
not
that
every
script
that
came
to
me
had
to
be
different,
and
had
to
break
the
mould
and
that's
why
I
did
it.
I
was
never
trying
to
be
different
for
the
sake
of
being
different.
That's
not
me.
I
am
sure
every
actor
will
agree
that
it's
always
exciting
when
they
get
characters
that
have
dimension
and
layers.
I
think
this
is
one
area
where
we
have
evolved
-
today,
women
in
Indian
films
are
not
just
unidimensional
characters,
and
they
are
not
playing
roles
on
just
one
plateau.
I
am
not
judging
the
roles
that
we
did,
those
will
still
be
there,
and
it
is
fine.
We
need
a
variety
of
characters.
We
can't
have
one
blanket
way
of
portraying
characters.
I
know
that
this
word
'layers'
is
overused,
but
some
dimension
in
characters
is
necessary," the
actress
told
ETimes.
Tabu
further
said
that
it
is
never
important
for
her
to
see
how
she
appears
on
screen
as
an
actor.
Instead,
she
chooses
to
focus
on
the
part
she
is
essaying
and
the
depth
of
that
character.
Well,
it
looks
like
Tabu
has
just
spilled
out
her
secret
when
it
comes
to
nailing
complex
characters
on
screen.
Speaking
about
work,
the
actress
was
last
seen
as
courtesan
Saeeda
Bai
opposite
Ishaan
Khatter's
character
Maan
Kapoor
in
Mira
Nair's
web
series
A
Suitable
Boy.